A lot of teenagers are good at art at school, but how would you feel if people called you “the new Picasso (毕加索)” or if presidents and other famous people collected your paintings?

Alexandra Nechita was ten when her paintings became famous all over the world. She visited Britain, France, Italy, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and her family’s native place (祖籍) Romania where 5,000 fans came to see her at the airport. Alexandra said, “When it all started, I was moved. It was very exciting and I loved the traveling, but I got very tired. And I missed home.”

Alexandra is a good student. Her studies always come first. She only starts painting after she’s done her homework. She works on two or three paintings at a time. The paintings sell for thousands and Alexandra’s parents have given up their jobs to work for their daughter. Life for the Nechita family is very different from what it was like a few years ago.

Alexandra’s father Niki left Romania for political reasons in 1985. At first he tried his best to learn English and had different kinds of low-paid jobs. In 1987, he brought his wife and Alexandra, who was then 18 months old, to America. The family was very poor. Alexandra began to draw at the age of three.

She was drawing for four or five hours a day. Soon people offered to buy her paintings and she had her first art show at the age of eight. Stories about this child appeared in the newspapers and television. They now live in a large house with a swimming pool. Her mother said, “We started without anything, but thanks to Alexandra, we have everything we ever dreamed of.”

46. Alexandra became well-known all over the world for her paintings at the age of _______.

A. 18months　　　　　 B. three　　　　　　　　 C. eight　　　　　　　　 D. ten　　　　　　

47. Which country does Alexandra live?

A. America. 　　　　 B. Britain. 　　　　　 C. Romania. 　　　 D. France.

48. Alexandra’s painting _________.

A. took her a lot of time at school　 　

B. made her drop out of school

C. didn’t influence her studies at school

D. made her fall behind others in studies at school　　　　　　　　

49. When her family arrived in America in 1987, _________.

A. their life was very hard

B. they lived by selling Alexandra’s paintings

C. Alexandra began to draw her painting

D. her parents left their jobs and worked for her

50. From the passage, we can learn ________.

A. Alexandra was not interested in travelling

B. Alexandra’s success changed her family’s life

C. Alexandra’s parents were good at English

D. Alexandra’s stories appeared often on the radio and TV

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　　　　I am Mary. I'm five years old. My brother is three years older than I. My sister is two years younger than my brother.

　　　　My brother is a school boy. He goes to school before 7:50 a.m.But he always gets up after 7:35. After he gets up, my grandma, my mother and my sister are very, very busy. My grandma gets his breakfast ready. When he eats his breakfast, my sister is under his table and puts his shoes on. My mother gets his books and puts them 　　in his schoolbag. Then he goes to school in a hurry.

根据短文内，选择最恰当的答案。

　　1. How old is Mary's brother?　　　　　　　　

[　　]

　　 A. six　　B. ten　　C. nine　　D. eight

　　2. When does Mary's brother go to school?　　

[　　]

　　 A. before 7:45　　B. before 7:50

　　 C. after 8:30　　 D. after 8:00

　　3. How are Mary's grandma, mother and sister?

[　　]

　　 A. happy　　B. busy　　C. lazy　　D. warm

　　4. Does her brother go to school in a hurry?

[　　]

　　 A. Yes, he does　　　B. No, he doesn't

　　 C. Yes, he is　　　　D. No, he isn't

Little Peter is a boy of nine. He began to go to school the year before last and now he's in Grade Three. He lives not far from the school，but he's often late for school. He likes watching TV in the evening and goes to bed late. so he can’t get up early in the morning.

This term Mrs. Black，Peter's aunt，works in Peter's schoo1.She teaches Grade Three English. She is strict(严格) with Peter and often tells the boy to obey the school rules(遵守校规) and come to school on time. Yesterday morning Peter got up late. When he got to school，it was a quarter past eight. His aunt was waiting for him at the school gate.

"You're ten minutes late for the first class，Peter，"Mrs. Black said angrily. “Why are you often late for class?"

"Every time when I get to the street corner。I see a guidepost. It says’ SCHOOL。GO SLOW'!”

根据短文内容，选择正确答案:

1.Peter is in school for ________years.(　)

A. one and a half　　　　　　　　　　    B. two

C. more than two　　　　　　　　　　    D. more than three

2.Peter is often late for school because________.(　)

A. his school is far from his home

B. he is too young to get up early in the morning

C. he can’t sleep well at night

D. he can't get up early in the morning

3.Mrs. Black is a________.(　)

A. worker　　　　　　　　　　    B. teacher

C. bookseller　　　　　　　　　　    D. policewoman

4.The first class begins at________.(　)

A. ten to eight　　　　　　　　　　    B. eight

C. five past eight　　　　　　　　　　    D. fifteen past eight

5.The guidepost is for________.(　)

A. drivers　　　　　　　　　　    B. Peter

C. students　　　　　　　　　　    D. teachers

 

I am a girl. My English name is Linda. I am eleven years old. I have eight subjects at school. They are Chinese, math, English, P.E., music, art, science and history.

My favorite subject is Chinese. I think it is interesting. I also like English. But it’s a little difficult for me. I can speak only a little English. History is interesting, too. I like it. Math is difficult. Mr. Wang is our math teacher. He is very strict. I'm usually tired after his class. But I work hard. I think I can study it well.

(　 ) 51. Linda is ______.

A.11　 　　　 B.12 　　　　　　　　　　 C.13

(　 ) 52. Linda has ______subjects at school.

A. six　 　　　 B. seven 　　　　　　　 C. eight

(　 ) 53. Linda’s favorite subject is ______.

A. Chinese 　 B. English　 　　　　 C. math

(　 ) 54. Linda thinks English is ______.

A. difficult 　　 B. interesting 　　　 C. a little difficult

(　 ) 55. ______ is NOT true.

A. Linda can speak a little English.

B. Mr. Wang is Linda’s history teacher.

C. Linda thinks she can study math well.